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List Of Compositions By Camille Saint-Saëns
Below is a sortable list of compositions by Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (, , 9October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano .... The works are categorised by genre, opus number, Ratner catalogue number, date of composition and titles. R numbers are from ''Camille Saint-Saëns 1835–1921: A Thematic Catalogue of His Complete Works'' by Sabina Teller Ratner (Oxford University Press). References {{Camille Saint-Saëns Saint-Saëns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Saint-Saëns
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (, , 9October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Saëns), Second Piano Concerto (1868), the Cello Concerto No. 1 (Saint-Saëns), First Cello Concerto (1872), ''Danse macabre (Saint-Saëns), Danse macabre'' (1874), the opera ''Samson and Delilah (opera), Samson and Delilah'' (1877), the Violin Concerto No. 3 (Saint-Saëns), Third Violin Concerto (1880), the Symphony No. 3 (Saint-Saëns), Third ("Organ") Symphony (1886) and ''The Carnival of the Animals'' (1886). Saint-Saëns was a musical prodigy; he made his concert debut at the age of ten. After studying at the Paris Conservatoire he followed a conventional career as a church organist, first at Saint-Merri, Paris and, from 1858, La Madeleine, Paris, La Madeleine, the official church of the Second French Empire, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucien Augé De Lassus
Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. People Given name *Lucien, 3rd Prince Murat (1803–1878), French politician and Prince of Pontecorvo *Lucien, Lord of Monaco (1487–1523) *Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint *Lucien, a band member of Delta-S *Lucien Bégouin (1908-1998), French politician *Lucien Bonaparte (1775–1840), brother of Napoleon *Lucien Bouchard (born 1938), French-Canadian politician *Lucien Bourjeily, Lebanese writer and director *Lucien Carr (1925–2005), member of the original New York City circle of the Beat Generation *Lucien Dahdah (1929–2003), Lebanese politician *Lucien Macull Dominic de Silva (1893-1962), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Privy Council *Lucien Ginsburg (1928–1991), birth name of Serge Gainsbourg *Lucien Greaves (born 1975), social activist and the spokesman and co-founder of The Satanic Temple *Lucien Jack (born 1988), the real name of British singer Jack Luci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Dieulafoy
Jane Dieulafoy (29 June 1851 – 25 May 1916) was a French archaeologist, explorer, novelist, feminist and journalist. She was the wife of Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy. She and her husband excavated the Ancient Persian city of Susa and made various discoveries some of which are displayed in the Louvre museum. Career Jane Dieulafoy was born Jeanne Henriette Magre to a wealthy family of bourgeoisie merchants in Toulouse, France. She studied at the Couvent de l’Assomption d’Auteuil in a suburb of Paris from 1862 to 1870. She married Marcel Dieulafoy in May 1870, at the age of 19. That same year, the Franco-Prussian War began. Marcel volunteered, and was sent to the front. Jane accompanied him, wearing a soldier's uniform and fighting by his side. With the end of the war, Marcel was employed by the Midi railways, but during the next ten years the Dieulafoys would travel in Egypt and Morocco for archaeological and exploration work. Jane did not keep a record of these journeys. Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophocles
Sophocles ( 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC)Sommerstein (2002), p. 41. was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote more than 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: '' Ajax'', '' Antigone'', '' Women of Trachis'', '' Oedipus Rex'', '' Electra'', '' Philoctetes'', and '' Oedipus at Colonus''. For almost fifty years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens, which took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. He competed in thirty competitions, won twenty-four, and was never judged lower than second place. Aeschylus won thirteen competitions and was sometimes defeated by Sophocles; Euripides won four.. The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature Oedip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antigone (Sophocles)
''Antigone'' ( ; ) is an Athens, Athenian Greek tragedy, tragedy written by Sophocles in either 442 or 440 BC and first performed at the Dionysia, Festival of Dionysus of the same year. It is thought to be the second-oldest surviving play of Sophocles, preceded by Ajax (play), ''Ajax'', which was written around the same period. The play is one of a triad of tragedies known as the three Theban plays, following ''Oedipus Rex'' and ''Oedipus at Colonus''. Even though the events in Antigone occur last in the order of events depicted in the plays, Sophocles wrote ''Antigone'' first. The story expands on the Ancient Thebes (Boeotia), Theban legend that predates it, and it picks up where Aeschylus' ''Seven Against Thebes'' ends. The play is named after the main protagonist Antigone. After Oedipus' self-exile, his sons Eteocles and Polynices engaged in a civil war for the Thebes, Greece, Theban throne, which resulted in both brothers dying while fighting each other. Oedipus' brother-in-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Assassination Of The Duke Of Guise
''The Assassination of the Duke of Guise'' ( 1908) (original French title: ''La Mort du duc de Guise''; often referred to as ''L'Assassinat du duc de Guise'') is a French ''film d'art'' silent film directed by Charles le Bargy and André Calmettes, adapted by Henri Lavedan, and featuring actors of the Comédie-Française and prominent set designers. It is one of the first films to feature both an original film score, composed by Camille Saint-Saëns,Davis, Richard (1999). ''Complete Guide to Film Scoring'', Berklee Press, Boston. , p. 17 and a screenplay by an eminent screenwriter.Magill's Survey of Silent Films, Vol.1 A-FLA p.155 edited by Frank N. Magill c.1982 (3 book set ) Synopsis Lasting longer than was then usual, about 15 minutes, the film more or less accurately depicts the events of the day in 1588 when King Henry III (played by co-director le Bargy) summoned his powerful rival, Duke Henri de Guise, to his chambers at the Château de Blois and had him brutally mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Croze
Jean-Louis is a given name, especially for French males. Notable people named "Jean-Louis" include: * Jean-Louis Alléon-Dulac, French naturalist * Jean-Louis Aubert, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer * Jean-Louis Baribeau, Canadian politician and a Member of the House of Commons * Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor, director and mime artist * Jean-Louis Baudelocque, French obstetrician * Jean-Louis Beaudry, Canadian politician and entrepreneur * Jean-Louis Beffa, French businessman * Jean-Louis Béland, Canadian politician and Member of the National Assembly of Quebec * Jean-Louis Bergheaud, better known as Jean-Louis Murat * Jean-Louis Berlandier, French-Mexican naturalist, physician, and anthropologist * Jean-Louis Bernard, French author * Jean Louis Berthauldt (1907–1997), a French-born costume designer also known as Jean Louis * Jean-Louis Borloo, French politician * Jean-Louis Bourlanges, French politician * Jean-Louis Bruguière, French judge * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javotte (Saint-Saëns)
''Javotte'' by Camille Saint-Saëns is a ballet written in 1896 and was premiered the same year. The work is notated for full orchestra. Background In 1869, Saint-Saëns had written eight operas, yet only Samson and Delilah saw success. The idea of ''Javotte'' was proposed to Saint-Saëns by Jean-Louis Croze, the two having previously collaborated. Croze would write the libretto for the ballet, loosely basing it on ''La fille mal gardée''. The work was originally to be produced at the Théâtre Marigny where Croze worked, but the theater ran into financial difficulties. The ballet was then jointly backed by the Grand Theatre in Lyon and La Monnaie in Brussels. Days before its premiere, Saint-Saëns reportedly told the publisher, Auguste Durand, "This short ballet will appeal because it is essentially joyful". The work would premier on December 3, 1896, in Lyon's Grand Theater. Structure The ballet consists of one act that is split into three tableaus: Plot The firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Déjanire
''Déjanire'' is the title of two related French works by Camille Saint-Saëns: ''Musique de scène pour ‘Déjanire’ de Gallet'' (1898) and the four-act opera, or ''drame lyrique'', ''Déjanire'' (1910, premiered 1911) for which Saint-Saëns himself fashioned the dramatic scheme and libretto using Gallet's tragedy as a basis. The vocal writing in the ''musique de scène'' is exclusively choral in the manner of Ancient Greek narration and commentary, while in the ''drame lyrique'' it focuses on solo parts as in most operas. The ''musique de scène'' was written to inaugurate an arena in Béziers; the ''drame lyrique'', last of Saint-Saëns' twelve operas, was written for Monaco. The latter's libretto has, besides Gallet, Sophocles' Trachiniae as a source, a main character being Hercule, in the path of Händel; Hercules had already been the subject of two Saint-Saëns tone poems: ''Le rouet d'Omphale'' (1869) and ''La jeunesse d'Hercule'' (1877). Composition history ''Dà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'ancêtre
''L'ancêtre'' ("The Ancestor") is a 1905 in 3 acts by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto by Lucien Augé de Lassus (1841-1914). The opera premiered at the on February 24, 1906, and was directed by Raoul Gunsbourg and conducted by Léon Jehin. Celebrated soprano Geraldine Farrar created the role of Margarita. The vocal score, published in 1906 by Durand et Fils of Paris has a dedication to Albert I, Prince of Monaco.Saint-Saëns, Camille. ''L'ancêtre.'' vocal score title page. Paris: Durand et Fils, 1906. The plot is set during the First French Empire in Corsica Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ..., which composer and librettist visited together, looking for local colour. Roles * (baritone) * (tenor) * (bass) * (soprano) * (soprano) * (contralto) Parents, ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène (opera)
''Hélène'' is a poème lyrique or opera in one act by composer Camille Saint-Saëns. It is the first opera for which Saint-Saëns wrote his own French libretto, which is based on the classic story of Helen of Troy and Paris from Greek mythology. The opera premiered at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in Monaco on 18 February 1904. Moderately successful, the opera enjoyed a handful of revivals up through 1919, after which it fell out of the performance repertoire. The work was resurrected in 2008 for its world premiere recording by the Australian music label ''Melba''. Hugh Macdonald "''Hélène''", ''Grove Music Online'' ed. L. Macy, by subscription access. (Accessed February 23, 2009) Performance history ''Hélène'' is the first opera that Saint-Saëns composed for the opera house in Monte Carlo, which was led by enterprising director Raoul Gunsbourg at that time. At its premiere, the opera was presented in conjunction with Jules Massenet's veristic '' La Navarraise''. The role of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi
Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi, also known by the pseudonym Norbert Lorédan, (21 November 1865 – 30 January 1943) was a French theatre director, librettist, journalist and writer. He was born in Toulouse and died in Paris. Biography A son of a banker and distant cousin of Gambetta, Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi studied at the college in Castres, where he met Jean Jaurès, who was at that time a tutor there, and became a friend of the doctor and scholar François de Vesian. He went to study law in Toulouse. In 1887–1888, at the instigation of Laurent Tailhade, Gheusi worked on the revue ''Le Décadent'', but his literary career struggled to take off, despite the recommendations of Émile Zola and Catulle Mendès. Gheusi was involved in republican politics and joined the electoral campaign of Jaurès in the legislative elections of 1889 in Castres. In the following years, the government called on his services from time to time. In 1897, Ernest Constans sent him on an inspection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
